Tennessee Football Team History
Tennessee Volunteers
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Founded: 1794 Stadium: Neyland Stadium Capacity: 104,079 Colors: Orange & White Coach: Johnny Majors Conference: Southeastern-
1988 Season Highlights
Johnny Majors enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
1988 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 @
Georgia
17
28
L
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Duke
26
31
L
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Louisiana State
9
34
L
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Auburn
6
38
L
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Washington State
24
52
L
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Alabama
20
28
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Memphis
38
25
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Boston College
10
7
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Mississippi
20
12
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Kentucky
28
24
W
Sat., Nov. 26 @
Vanderbilt
14
7
W
1988 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 212
Scoring Average 19.3
Points Allowed 286
Defense Average 26.0
Opponents Record 74-51
Conference Record 3-4
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 3-2
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1988 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1988 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.